Egg-tester



PATENT CEEICE.

` HENRY D. HURLEYgoE WEEDsPoRT, NEw YORK.

EGG-TESTE R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,172, dated August2, 1881.

' Application filed March 15, 1881. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, HENRY D. HURLEY, of

Weedsport, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, have inventeda new and Improved Egg-Tester, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description. g The object of my invention is a'convenient andeflicient device by which eggs may be` tested by means of a stream oflight, the eggs being contained in a dark chamber. l

The invention consists of anrupright box, supported u'ponsuitable legs,having two chambers, one for the lamp and one for the eggs, the latterbeing provided with suitable openings, Which are partially closed withdisks of soft rubber; also, with openings for the light from the lampand for viewing the eggs.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a central vertical longitudinalsection of my invention 5 -and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of thesame, taken through the line mv of Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Thefupright box may be ot' wood, with a metal roof or cover, or it maybe entirely of metal; or, preferably, the lamp-chamber Aof the box maybe of wood, with the tin or similar sheet-metal portion b secured to itin such manner as to form the egg-chamberB and the roof or cover of thechamber A, as shown.

The partition G between the chambersAand B is formed vwith the openingc, which has se# cured in it the tube c', of felt or other flexiblematerial, and the -outside of this chamber is formed with the'corresponding opening E, through which the eggs are viewed. Thisopening is provided with the funnel-shaped tube F, the outer end ofwhich is curved to tit the face of a-person about the eye, so as to shutout all exterior light when the eggs are inspected. The sides of theegg-chamber B are formed with the large openings D D, large enough toadmit the hands of the person using the device. These openings areprovided withthe perforated disks d d, of soft-rubber or similar.material, which snugly lit over the wrist and shut out the exteriorlight.

j G represents the lamp, which is of any ordinary construction, and ofsuch height as to bring the llame thereof immediately in front of theopening c. This lamp is placed in the chamber Afthrough the door H ofthe wood portion ot' the box, and it is provided with the necessarysupply of air to support combustion through the holes itin the bottom ofthechamber, and the products ot' combustion are permitted to escapethrough the chimney in opening K in the top or cover, as shown.

ving the same through the opening E, the funnel-shaped tube F shuttingout all exterior light fromV that direction, as above stated.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The egg-tester herein described, consisting of abox divided into the chambers A and B, the chamber B being provided withthe opening c and E and with the side openings, D D, the side openingsbeing provided with the perforated disks d d, as and for the purposesspecified.

i 2. The chamber B, havin g the side openin gs, D D, partially closed bythe perforated disks d d, and having the openings c and E, incombina-tion with the tube F and iexible tube c', and the lamp-chamberA, substantially as and for the purpose described.

HENRY D. HURLEY.

Witnesses:

CRAs. M. FULLER, GEORGE N. FORBES.

